Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ satyʁnɛ̃ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], lit. "St Saturnin near Avignon"; Provençal Occitan: Sant Savornin d'Avinhon) is a commune in Greater Avignon in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 5,119.
History
The poet Jean Tortel (1904–1993) was born in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon.
Population
To differentiate the commune's inhabitants from those of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt to the east, the first are called Saint-Saturninois (masculine) and Saint-Saturninoises (feminine) in French, whereas the latter are called Saturninois (masculine) and Saturninoises (feminine).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,828 | — |
| 1975 | 2,223 | +2.83% |
| 1982 | 2,664 | +2.62% |
| 1990 | 2,941 | +1.24% |
| 1999 | 3,835 | +2.99% |
| 2007 | 4,961 | +3.27% |
| 2012 | 4,845 | −0.47% |
| 2017 | 4,846 | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 5,027 | +1.23% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
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